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  Emergency Savings is not just a buzzword anymore.  Moreover, emergency savings is now a front burner topic since the pandemic stress tested plan participant liquidity limits.  As the ...

Emergency Savings contributions are gaining traction in the self-funded Retirement Plan space.  As a result, Emergency Savings conversations are replacing discussions around other employee benefits.  This includes Health Savings ...

Emergency Savings is now a headline component of Financial Wellness.  In recent months, Emergency Savings has come to the forefront for the American workers.  Emergency Savings is now a ...

401k Communication is important for plan participants in every organization where a self funded retirement plan is in place. When a company has a remote workforce widely distributed over ...

Remote workers are Retirement Plan Participants who are making a difference. Companies are now working through challenges for traditional workers and for remote workers as well.  As Retirement Plan ...

Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs) have been around since the 2006 signing of the Pension Protection Act.  Qualified Default Investment Alternatives are frequently packaged as managed accounts or in ...

Target Date Funds appear to have helped a large number of 401(k)  and 403(b) plan participants during the first quarter of 2020.  Many plan participants were invested in Qualified ...

Qualified Default Investment Alternatives have been used in retirement plans for over ten years.  They were established to provide some direction and safety to plan participants and plan sponsors.  ...

Retirement Committee members were the focus of the recent TPSU Virtual Town Hall Meeting last Friday.  As the result, Industry professionals Bob Carroll, MassMutual, David T. Griffin, C(k)P®,  Atlanta ...

  Retirement Committee responsibility has become more important. The Retirement Committee responsibility is normally distributed among the entire committee. There are several reasons for this. First is, Fiduciary Lawsuits ...